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Five myths about coronavirus vaccines Three coronavirus vaccines have been authorized for emergency use in the United States, including two mRNA vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna and an adenovirus-vectored vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. Two more are expected to be ...
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Covid-19 Live Updates: France Begins Monthlong Lockdown as Cases Surge At least 17 U.S. states are widening eligibility for vaccination. After a year of loss, Iowa is reporting no active outbreaks in its long-term care facilities. Several regions in France go into lockdown. Video. Advertisement. LIVE. 00:00. 0:56. 0:56. France Announces ...
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CDC, WHO Create Threat Levels for COVID Variants A variant of interest has caused discrete clusters of infections in the United States or in other countries, or seems to be driving a surge in cases. It also has gene changes that suggest it might be more contagious or that may help it to escape immunity from ...
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Experts say COVID-19 case decline appears to be stalling, worry variants may be at work "Over past week, number of infections in U.S. has stopped declining," Jha, whose threads on the pandemic have taken on the status of required reading among public health observers, tweeted Wednesday night. "At about 50K infections every day. About where ...
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Vaccine studies are expanding. That's good news for children, pregnant women and those over 65. As countries scramble to approve and distribute coronavirus vaccines, researchers are learning more and more about them. The vaccines made by AstraZeneca with Oxford University, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer with BioNTech, each authorized ...
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Europe has missed its chance to stop the third wave. The US could be next A man wearing a face mask walks across the Galleria Umberto I on March 17, 2021 in Turin during a new lockdown following new government restrictions over the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NJ reports 3830 COVID cases, 31 deaths. Indoor dining, business capacities increase Friday. New Jersey's seven-day average for new confirmed coronavirus cases is now 3,234, up 11% from a week ago and 17% from a month ago as the state continues to see an increase in cases and officials warn about the spread of more contagious variants of ...
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UK's top COVID-19 virus hunter had a long and winding path to the top CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - Sharon Peacock, one of the world's top scientific warriors in the battle with the 0.0001-millimetre virus that causes COVID-19, had to fight a much more personal battle inside Britain's education system to rise to the top.
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Covid-19 reinfections are rare, unless you are over 65 (CNN) Coronavirus reinfections are rare, but it's more common for people 65 and older to get infected more than once, according to a study published Wednesday in the Lancet medical journal. The ...
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Michigan sees worrying spike in Covid-19 cases as state prepares to open mass vaccination site (CNN) Covid-19 infections are on the rise in over a dozen states across the country, with Delaware (+52%) and Michigan (+50%) among the states witnessing the largest spikes, according to Johns Hopkins University. In Michigan, cases have been climbing ...
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No, Fetal Tissue Wasn't Used to Create the J&J COVID-19 Vaccine There's been some concern about the use of abortion-derived fetal cell lines in the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines. However, the Roman Catholic Church has issued a statement saying that it is "morally acceptable" to receive the vaccine ...
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COVID Reinfection Is Rare, But Seniors More Vulnerable: Study THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Reinfection with COVID-19 in people who've already had the illness is very rare, and most people are protected against reinfection for at least six months, a new report finds. However, immunity appears to drop ...
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SARS-CoV-2 transmission without symptoms Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a potentially long incubation period and spreads opportunistically among those who are unaware they are infected. Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases are those that do not develop symptoms ...
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Most Breast Cancer Screening Centers Not Following Guidelines They assessed 606 centers and report that, among the centers that recommended a starting age for screening mammography, nearly 90% advised women to begin screening at age 40 years and to continue annually.
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Colorado near top in getting COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65, but middle of pack with overall population Three months into the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, it's clear Colorado has immunized more seniors than most states — but it's much harder to assess whether the state has succeeded in reaching others or using its shots efficiently. Colorado ranks ninth in the ...
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AHA News: Stroke Deaths Rise in Rural Areas, Hold Steady in Cities THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Stroke death rates have increased among middle-aged adults in rural counties in the U.S., according to new research that also found declining deaths in urban areas have recently stalled.
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AHA News: Her Daughter's Earache Might Just Have Saved Her Life By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- When her 3-year-old daughter's earache stretched into a sixth hour, Sarah Conaway decided it was time to get some ...
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SARS-CoV-2 circulated undetected months before first COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, China: study Using molecular dating tools and epidemiological simulations, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at the University of Arizona and Illumina, Inc., estimate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was likely circulating ...
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1 in 3 Older Thyroid Patients Takes a Med That Can Interfere With Tests By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-third of seniors who take thyroid hormone also take drugs known to interfere with tests of thyroid function, a new study finds. It's common for ...
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Vitamin D level associated with COVID-19 risk for Black adults Black adults with an adequate vitamin D level were still significantly more likely to test positive for COVID-19 compared with Black adults with a vitamin D level of at least 40 ng/mL, data from a single-center study show. "The take-home message is that ...
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COVID Patient Gives Birth, Gets Transplanted Lungs March 18, 2021 -- A woman in suburban Detroit gave birth to a baby girl while infected with COVID-19 and later had a double lung transplant to survive, according to The Associated Press. Jackie Dennis, a 31-year-old special education teacher in New Boston ...
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8 Types of Rashes That Can Be a Sign of COVID-19 Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists more than 10 symptoms that may signal a COVID-19 infection. The list is not exhaustive, though, and the CDC says it will continue to update the list as they learn more about the disease.
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Scientist behind coronavirus shot says next target is cancer Ozlem Tureci founder of the BioNTech company speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn). The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used coronavirus vaccine ...
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Ebola virus may lurk in survivors for many years Virus that lay dormant in a survivor of the devastating Ebola epidemic in West Africa between 2013 and 2016 apparently triggered a new outbreak in Guinea in January, genomic analyses show. Sequencing the virus from the Guinea outbreak, which has so far ...
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Roche launches new COVID-19 test for tracking emerging mutations Roche launched a new COVID-19 test to help researchers monitor emerging variants and track mutations in the coronavirus' genome that may make the disease more contagious or more deadly. The test ...
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Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, March 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The antibiotic cefazolin is a safe alternative to prevent infection in most surgical patients who are allergic to penicillin, according to a new study. Cefazolin is a ...
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The Covid-19 pandemic almost didn't happen, a new genetic dating study shows "It was a perfect storm -- we know now that it had to catch a lucky break or two to actually firmly become established," Michael Worobey, a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona who worked on the study, told CNN.
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Can COVID vaccines help long-haulers with symptoms? Early evidence offers clues Months after developing COVID-19, many people continue to suffer debilitating symptoms such as fatigue, gastrointestinal problems, depression and "brain fog," sometimes appearing long after infections subside and affecting even those who only experienced ...
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Lonely chimps at Czech zoos take to Zoom to connect during lockdown Two groups of chimpanzees plunged into loneliness and boredom amid the coronavirus pandemic have found a new way to stay entertained thanks to an idea from concerned staff: daily Zoom calls. The animals, in the Czech Republic's Dvur Kralove Safari ...
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COVID will be mostly gone by April or May due to vaccines, herd immunity: Dr. Marty Makary Last month, Makary -- a professor at Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health -- predicted in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that America will have "Herd Immunity by April.".
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Study find progesterone therapy may improve COVID-19 outcomes for men COVID-19 disproportionately affects men compared with women, raising the possibility that a hormone like progesterone may improve clinical outcomes for certain hospitalized men with the disease. New research from Cedars-Sinai published online in the ...
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What is carbon monoxide and how do I detect it? The fact that CO is odorless and invisible makes it even more dangerous, because people often do not suspect exposure until they have already become ill. If they are not familiar with the risks and CO poisoning symptoms, they may mistake those symptoms for ...
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COVID-19 vaccine available for every Utah adult next week ST. GEORGE — Gov. Spencer Cox announced Thursday morning the COVID-19 vaccine is being made available for everyone in the state 16 and over as of next Wednesday. A person receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in March 2021 at a ...
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COVID vaccine live updates: Here's what to know in North Carolina on March 19 Chancellor Sharon Gaber said the university is planning "full operations," which include face-to-face instruction, full occupancy in residence halls and in-person campus services, the Charlotte Observer reported. Employees ...
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Arlington: CDC Issues Guidelines For People Fully Vaccinated Against Coronavirus If it has been less than 2 weeks since your shot, or if you still need to get your second dose, you are NOT fully protected.
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COVID: Santa Clara County cancels thousands more vaccine appointments amid 'continuing insufficient' supply "All we need to dramatically expand access to vaccinations is more vaccine, and we are ready and waiting for it," said County Executive Jeff Smith in a statement Thursday. County officials have continued to ...
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Watch Out for These COVID-19 Vaccination Scams COVID-19 scammers are using different methods to get into your wallet and personal information. You can protect yourself from COVID-19 vaccine appointment scams by knowing the facts, being aware of these scams, and exercising caution when sharing ...
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EXPLAINER: Will you need a 'vaccine passport' to travel? Airlines and others in the travel industry are throwing their support behind so-called vaccine passports to boost pandemic-depressed travel, and authorities in Europe could embrace the idea quickly enough for the peak summer vacation season. Support our ...
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US likely needs to include vaccinating children to reach herd immunity, Fauci says "I think we should be careful about wedding ourselves to this concept of herd immunity because we really do not know precisely, for this particular virus, what that is," Fauci told a Senate hearing.
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The race between variants and vaccines is heating up. Can the Bay Area pull ahead? They also announced a fourth California case of a variant from South Africa, this one in Santa Clara County. That case was in an individual who had not traveled anywhere recently, raising concerns that the variant is spreading in the community, though at very ...
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COVID-19 pandemic impacts mental health worldwide A study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reports a high global prevalence of both depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic and shows how implementation of mitigation strategies including public transportation ...
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Will you need a 'vaccine passport' to travel? It is documentation that shows a traveler has been vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently tested negative for the virus that causes it. The information is stored on a phone or other mobile device that the user ...
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'Germ Hunters' discover rare disease in rural Alberta A rare pulmonary disease that is linked to bats has made Alberta home, according to new research led by provincial lab scientists. Infectious disease experts at Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) and the University of Alberta have confirmed that ...
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Patients recovered from COVID-19 'mostly protected from reinfection for at least 8 months' Despite this, we have been vaccinating people without regard to whether they have already had COVID-19," Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH, vice chair for research in the Medicine Institute of Cleveland Clinic and professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve ...
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Another case of South African COVID-19 variant found in Santa Clara County March 18, 2021 at 12:09 p.m.. The worrisome South African strain of the COVID-19 virus, which appears to be more contagious and more resistant to some vaccines ...
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'A worse reality than we expected': COVID-19 fuels TB epidemic On Thursday, the Stop TB Partnership shared updated data showing that nine of the countries with the most TB cases — which represent 60% of the global TB burden — saw a drastic decline in diagnosis and treatment of TB infections in 2020, ranging from 16% ...
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Some long haul COVID patients are feeling better after vaccination Some people who've been laid low for months by so-called "long haul" symptoms after a coronavirus infection say that within days of getting their COVID-19 vaccine, those symptoms nearly disappeared. Speaking with The New York Times, Bridget Hayward, ...
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See how many people received a COVID-19 vaccine in your Mass. town We've long been able to track how many COVID-19 cases and deaths are recorded in each town and city around Massachusetts. Now, the state Department of Public Health has begun releasing vaccination statistics as well. The map and table below allow ...
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Scam Alert: Why posting your COVID vaccine card may lead to fraud Each vaccination card bears your name and date of birth. Kresse says that's a great starting point for criminals trying to steal your identity. "With that piece of information, you actually ...
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The truth about white (and pink and brown) noise for sleep Whatever your pleasure, know this: While continuously listening to low decibel calming sounds at night doesn't appear to be harmful, there also isn't much science behind how, why -- or even if -- sound machines help sleep.
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